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in_o sacrifice_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n he_o have_v no_o way_n lessen_v but_o rather_o exalt_v his_o almighty_a power_n his_o infinite_a mercy_n and_o goodness_n and_o have_v thereby_o make_v it_o so_o much_o the_o more_o clear_o appear_v that_o he_o be_v infinite_o above_o this_o king_n who_o be_v no_o more_o than_o a_o man_n and_o a_o mere_a creature_n the_o chineses_n present_o submit_v to_o this_o argument_n as_o well_o because_o it_o seem_v to_o they_o to_o be_v rational_a and_o convince_v as_o also_o for_o that_o they_o be_v very_o much_o please_v to_o hear_v that_o we_o make_v use_v of_o their_o history_n and_o example_n to_o prove_v the_o verity_n of_o our_o religion_n this_o emperor_n have_v for_o one_o of_o his_o counsellor_n a_o holy_a and_o famous_a learned_a person_n who_o live_v several_a year_n hide_v up_o in_o the_o mountain_n among_o the_o wild_a beast_n because_o he_o will_v not_o submit_v to_o the_o tyrant_n kie_fw-mi the_o offspring_n also_o of_o 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continual_o after_o the_o best_a mean_n how_o to_o govern_v his_o people_n and_o empire_n and_o therefore_o he_o live_v all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o comfort_n quiet_n and_o repose_v the_o second_o book_n be_v call_v li_n ki_n or_o the_o book_n of_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n this_o contain_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o law_n custom_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o whole_a empire_n the_o principal_a author_n of_o this_o book_n be_v the_o brother_n of_o the_o emperor_n vù_fw-fr uà m_fw-la of_o who_o we_o have_v speak_v already_o he_o be_v call_v chéu_n cumm_n and_o be_v equal_o venerable_a as_o well_o for_o his_o virtue_n as_o for_o his_o prudence_n learning_n and_o good_a conduct_n this_o volume_n contain_v the_o work_n of_o several_a other_o author_n also_o the_o disciple_n of_o cum_fw-la fu_fw-la cius_fw-la and_o other_o interpreter_n more_o modern_a and_o more_o suspect_v which_o therefore_o ought_v to_o be_v read_v with_o so_o much_o the_o more_o circumspection_n there_o 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six_o order_n at_o the_o top_n of_o their_o bonnet_n wear_v a_o crystal_n neat_o shape_v and_o at_o the_o bottom_n a_o saphyr_n â—…_n their_o girdle_n be_v cover_v with_o piece_n of_o rhinoâ—…s_a horn_n set_v in_o gold_n they_o of_o the_o seven_o order_n have_v nothing_o but_o a_o ornament_n of_o gold_n at_o the_o point_n of_o their_o cap_n with_o a_o saphyr_n at_o the_o bottom_n and_o their_o girdle_n cover_v with_o silver-plate_n they_o of_o the_o eight_o order_n carry_v also_o a_o ornament_n of_o gold_n but_o without_o any_o jewâ—…_n at_o the_o bottom_n have_v their_o girdle_n cover_v with_o thin_a piece_n of_o rhinoceros_n horn._n the_o mandarin_n of_o the_o nine_o order_n wear_v a_o bonnet_n of_o satin_n purfle_a with_o silver_n and_o piece_n of_o bufola_n horn_n inchase_v in_o silver_n upon_o their_o girdle_n beside_o these_o nine_o order_n the_o licentiate_n wear_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o their_o head_n a_o dove_n of_o gold_n or_o guilt_n upon_o a_o bodkin_n of_o the_o same_o 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the_o west_n and_o the_o other_o upon_o the_o east_n side_n in_o this_o hall_n it_o be_v that_o the_o emperor_n sit_v in_o counsel_n morning_n and_o afternoon_n with_o his_o colao's_n or_o counsellor_n of_o state_n and_o the_o mandarin_n of_o the_o six_o supreme_a tribunal_n upon_o the_o east_n side_n of_o this_o apartment_n stand_v the_o palace_n of_o the_o supreme_a council_n compose_v of_o colao's_n and_o above_o three_o hundred_o mandarin_n x._o the_o ten_o apartment_n call_v the_o portal_n of_o heaven_n clear_a and_o without_o blemish_n it_o have_v sieve_n gate_n like_o the_o rest_n and_o you_o ascend_v to_o the_o middlemost_a by_o three_o pair_n of_o stair_n each_o pair_n of_o above_o forty_o step_n a_o piece_n xi_o the_o the_o leventh_n apartment_n call_v the_o mansion_n of_o heaven_n clear_a and_o without_o blemish_n be_v the_o most_o beautiful_a of_o all_o as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o the_o relation_n of_o our_o author_n i_o have_v observe_v in_o the_o draught_n the_o tower_n 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